The D&O Diary’s European assignment continued this week with a stop in Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city and one of the world’s leading financial centers, for meetings and an
The D&O Diary’s European mission concluded this week with a final stop in Zurich, for meetings and an educational session. I already knew from prior visits that Zurich is a beautiful and charming city nestled in a spectacular setting at
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, applying international law, has held that a Swiss forum selection clause in a D&O policy issued to the Federacion Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) did not apply to
The City of Zürich has a website that says “[a]s the largest city in Switzerland, Zürich is the economic motor of the surrounding region and indeed the whole country.” This 13th post in the “Divorce & Hidden Money” series
The D&O Diary’s European itinerary continued this week in Zürich, Switzerland, where I travelled for meetings and to attend the inaugural continental European educational event of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). Zürich is a picturesque city in a beautiful setting,
I want to make sure that all readers – particularly those based outside the U.S. — are aware of an upcoming Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) event. On October 9-10, 2013, PLUS will be sponsoring an educational and networking
At an unspecified date in 1999, the prosecutor of the district of Zürich interrogated several agents of the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) in Zürich. Mr. Meier and his lawyer were present during the questionings.
It has been widely reported that the SEC has undertaken an investigation into suspicious trading in H.J. Heinz options in advance of the announcement that Berkshire Hathaway would acquire the company. Last week the SEC obtained a freeze order over
It was reported this morning that the SEC had opened an investigation into possible insider trading in connection with the acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway of H.J. Heinz Co., and here's the official announcement from the SEC:The Securities and Exchange Commission
I haven't been able to blog as much as usual lately, and one of the reasons is that we just moved. It was a local move, but I'm sure you all know what a hassle moving is. But today, the
